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Puzzle or something... I'm rather lazy... [NOW WITH SOLUTION]

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Ekaros

The reward is there with Bad Rats... Though not that, but tablet remake of one great shareware game...

I was going to make it harder, but can't be bothered...

128
478
5001
188
413

I suppose this is also of some use maybe...

I don't take any responsibility of correctness of puzzle...

Oh, no CV, ends 20:00 next Thursday...

HINTS:
int chars[CHAR_MAX] = {0};

c = fgetc(file); ++chars[c];

fprintf("%c,%un",i,chars[i]);

SOLUTION:
128 L
478 A
5001 y
188 z
413 P

The numbers signify the counts of letters in provided text.
So solving this is basicly:

  1. Count occurrences of each letter.
  2. Find the same numbers and get letter.
  3. You have the code!

Oh and the quality title was:

DEATH RALLY!

11 years ago*

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Mew2

Faints

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Ekaros

It could be lot worse...

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ThePonz

it could be raining

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Ekaros

Hmm, I suppouse it's worse when it rains...

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friendbear

Dont say that. :( its raining for me.

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KSHMR

too hard for meh, The story was so emotional, especially the part it says the copyrights :')

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cams02

Have a vauge idea of what to do, but not enough to attempt it.

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seized55

Bump for knowing how to solve, but for being too lazy to code.

11 years ago
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Ekaros

It's just a few dozen lines max...

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Kwydin

Still we are lazy, some would even say lazy as hell

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Ekaros

I should have lied and told it's HL3 beta ;D

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Kwydin

I would still be too lazy xD

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cams02

My problem isn't laziness.
It's more like "Do I count this or not?"

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Ekaros

Count everything!

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cams02

I got a blank space as the second character, so clearly your definition of everything is different to mine. :/

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Zomby
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Yeah, I always end up on a blank space or carriage return at some point.

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Sokkrokker

I can't get it :(

11 years ago
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Kiru

Ehmm, the final code is a link to a giveaway and should only be 5 characters long.

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Mew2

I'm in the screenshot! /honored

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Sokkrokker

:) +<3

11 years ago
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Ekaros

I'm too... I wonder why? ;D

I'm not sure how you achieved that, but maybe not that way...

11 years ago
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Zomby
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I get "hA e" so I'm guessing I'm either doing it wrong or the puzzle is not working. :P

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Ekaros

Probably something wrong... I think I wait with tips untill tomorrow...

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daedin

same here

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Skatez

You have any idea how to do it ?

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Ekaros

It's not that hard... I guess...

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Skatez

I don't understand it

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Reaperrs

I am too lazy for this :(

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Ekaros

So are we all...

11 years ago
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GonDragon

I maybe had an idea but... too effort for Bad Rats... and after a few hours of study algebra, my brain isn't in the state for solve it just for fun xD

Bump!

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Kiru

" Though not that, but tablet remake of one great shareware game... "

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Ekaros

From 1996 or something... Nice game though.

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Ekaros

I post a line from my solution:

int chars[CHAR_MAX] = {0};

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Ekaros

Two more lines:

c = fgetc(file);
++chars[c];

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Ekaros

fprintf("%c,%un",i,chars[i]);

Should be all the important parts. After this I leave it to your guessing for while...

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LitzankatSofis

Uh, good luck with that... Seems like nobody can solve it.

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Ekaros

Probably people just went with the wrong angle.

Hints are in C, because I'm lazy as said ;D

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illusion0828

can you just post all? it's hard to guess.

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Ekaros

It just counts how many of each letter is in that text... Misses some for loops and few other things...

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MercuryHunter

Clue of the gods :)

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illusion0828

oh, it was a big hint

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Ekaros

short int works too I guess...

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MercuryHunter

Woot, bump for solved:D

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Ekaros

Good work... It can be done!

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scaliana

Oops, forgot to bump ^^

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Ekaros

Hmm, someone got to do it!

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justmaybe

Nice little puzzle :p

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Ekaros

Thanks!

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Ekaros

2 Days!
5 Solvers!
3 Entries!
For 1 gr- a game!

You still have nice changes! Just solve the puzzle! ;D

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Ekaros

1 day... YOU CAN DO IT!

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Ekaros

1 hour... You can still do it if you are good!

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iLLsen

im pretty sure i got the correct answer why isnt it working :****(

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iLLsen

nevermind

11 years ago
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Ekaros

Ah you got it too.

Giveaway ended. Solution posted!

11 years ago
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iLLsen

it was very fun to solve, thanks :)

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Closed 11 years ago by Ekaros.